Lisa
January 9th, 2009, 03:48 AM
Hi everyone! Happy new year!:D
Please, help me with a young Phrag.fischeri :love:. I bought it 3 months ago from OrchidWeb. How you grow your fischeri?
in pure sphagnum he did not like, losing the roots. I know, that he likes alkaline. Now I repotting him in chips and diatomite. What are the better alternatives?
Sorry for my English...:embarass:
orchidlover
January 9th, 2009, 09:23 AM
Hi Lisa! Your English is just fine.:D It does best in bark mix and it is very sensitive to water quality so use rainwater.
Lisa
January 9th, 2009, 10:52 AM
Thank you!:) I have 2 Phrags, including besseae, they are well in a mix of sphagnum, perlite and bark, sphagnum in pot -living. You recommend to put in the bark, but I am afraid, that the bark is acid + Our water with little salt, and fischeri loves alkaline substrats. :doh:
May be add limestone with irrigation?
orchidlover
January 9th, 2009, 02:02 PM
If it works for your other Phrags then I think the mixture of sphagnum, bark and perlite should be fine to grow your fischeri in.
Paphy57
January 9th, 2009, 06:57 PM
Don't let your plant stay extremely wet or extremely dry. I agree with Nancy about what she has said about your plant.
Paphraguy
January 10th, 2009, 11:03 AM
Don't let your plant stay extremely wet or extremely dry. I agree with Nancy about what she has said about your plant.
If it works for your other Phrags then I think the mixture of sphagnum, bark and perlite should be fine to grow your fischeri in.
:iagree::iagree:
Lisa
January 13th, 2009, 09:44 AM
Thank you all for your answers! http://yoursmileys.ru/msmile/pozitive/m1048.gif I will try to follow your advice. http://yoursmileys.ru/tsmile/yes/t2714.gif
Can I see your photo fischeri in pot? http://yoursmileys.ru/psmile/photo/p0709.gif I would like to see photos of pots, substrate and so on...
I want to understand, I am doing is right or not?